Dedicated to D R O W N – I N – S E Q U I N S
And I'm sending out an apology to bdwy411 for the typeo! She's a girl just to let everyone know, and I'm so sorry for the mistake. Stupid keyboard messed me up!
So I've decided to do short little chapters, but get them out pretty quickly. Just because I think the words have a bigger impact that way. Who knows, I could be wrong.
Warning- This one is very angsty.

Tess sighed and let her body relax into the leather seats of her mother's limo. Her feet ached, her head was pounding, and her heart was breaking. She'd just spent five hours shopping with Tiffany, during one of the busiest weeks of the year, after the boy she thought she was falling in love with told her he was dating someone else. Putting on a mask for an entire day was tiring, but well worth it. Because of her years of experience she was able to make it through the day without letting a single tear fall. Which meant no one would notice she was slowly dying inside.

She slipped off her shoes, as cute as they were they were not made to walk in, and was painfully reminded of the first time she meet Nate. Just thinking of that made Tess's heart ache in a way it hadn't for years and brought those annoying unwanted tears back to her eyes.

No, I refuse to cry. I will not give in. She thought furiously, shaking her head.

"Get me home quickly." She shouted to the driver. Leaning her head against the cool window, she watched the gray sky empty rain on the people down below. For once she felt the world understood her pain. The sky was crying for her.

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Nate sat there, in the Grand La Vie Hotel, silently berating himself for his foolish behavior earlier. Why didn't I go after Tess and explain everything? But then again, why should I have to? It's not like I lied to her, I just didn't tell her everything. Sighing grimly, he ran his fingers through hair. If only he had one more chance to explain. He was absolutely positive she'd never speak to him again.

It was as if fate had heard his silent plea, for at that moment Tess walked through the double French doors, a bellhop carrying her bags following closely behind. This was his moment. He had to talk to her. It was now or never.

"Tess!" He called out, jumping up from his seat. She turned momentarily to see who called her name. When her eyes met his, however, she quickly turned and started off at a relatively fast speed towards the elevator. "Damnit." He muttered before taking off full speed towards her. She made it into the elevator before he got there, though. The doors closed and he caught a glimpse of her smiling victoriously. His eyes moved from the closed doors, to the numbers at the top, which were lighting to show which floor it was going to. He smiled when he saw she was stopping at floor 6.

Running up the first flight of stairs at lightning speed, he went over what he would say to Tess in his head. First, start off about why you didn't tell her that you had a girlfriend. But that would mean knowing why you didn't tell her. Another voice answered his first thought.

Then, ask her for forgiveness, and pray she stays my friend. Satisfied with that plan, he quicken his pace. His legs were screaming in protest as he took the last flight of stairs two at a time.

"Tess!" He yelled, pushing open the door. He caught one look at her before tripping and hitting his head on the ground.

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"Nate? Nate?" A soft voice said. Nate felt a grin tug at his lips as he recognized the girl's voice. He opened his eyes slowly to see her face looming over his.

"Tess?" He whispered. That's when he felt a sharp pain on his left cheek. "Did you just slap me?" He asked dumbfounded. Tess nodded as she stood up.

"That was for lying to me." She said coolly, turning to leave. Nate jumped up, still a little dizzy from hitting his head, but he followed Tess anyway.

"Tess," He said, grabbing her hand. She wiped around so quickly he had to take a step back. "Please, I'm sorry, I just . . ." There he trailed off. Suddenly his plan didn't seem so foolproof.

"What?" She asked, obviously waiting for him to continue.

"I'm not really sure why I didn't tell you I was dating Alexis. I just thought you wouldn't want to know that."

"Yeah, well, I was kind of bombarded with that knowledge today wasn't I?" Tess snapped lividly. Nate cringed as she riped her hand from his and, with one last cold look, stalked back to her room.

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Tess's breath became shaky the second her fingers touched the cool metal of the door handle. The tears came the second she set foot in the room. Her knee's gave out before she was able to get to her bed. The bellhop that had so dutifully followed her with her bags, placed them on one of the many couches before quietly making his exit. So, Tess sat there in the dark, alone in her room, crying her heart out, and no one was there to hear.

A/N:Told ya it was angsty. I have to say, as sad as it is, I love the ending. But that's because I know what's going to happen and the rest of you wonderful readers don't. Hehe, I can't help but chuckle at that. Don't worry everything will work out in end. Maybe.
But, the next chapter will be full of little rainbows and ponies! But that's only because it has Jason in it. AND LOTS OF HIM!
BTW (You're lip gloss is so not glossy, (sorry I had to)) I've written a lot of these chapters at the same time, and I only post them depending on the amount of reviews I get. Since you guys have been so good about reviewing, it hasn't been a problem. But if you want to know what's going to happen I suggest you review!
Now I'm wondering if anyone actually reads these things... hmm... tell me if you do in a review! And that rhymed! I am on a roll tonight!

I totally made that hotel up. It means the grand life hotel! yay for me!

Peace.Love.Jonas.